Karuppaih Rajasekaran and others Vs. Rathnamali Rubasinghe and others – CA WRIT/456/2021-2023

In the case between the Petitioners—including Kularatne Seneviratne and others—and officials of the Sri Lanka Survey Department and the Land Title Settlement Department, the court addressed the legality of certain cadastral maps (‘P3’, ‘P4’) and related title certificates under the Registration of Title Act No. 21 of 1998. Central legal issues centered on alleged mapping errors, improper incorporation of public roads, and procedural irregularities in map preparation and title certificate issuance. It was held that the impugned cadastral maps, including the grant of certificate No. 0023391, were tainted by legal and factual errors, warranting judicial intervention. The principle was reaffirmed that substantive and procedural errors by administrative authorities, especially in land title mat